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Are Technical Fixes Just PR Stunts By FDA? Similar
Stephen J. Hedges of the Chicago Tribune's Washington Bureau weighs in with a story questioning whether the new ruling by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to allow irradiation of some fresh produce is a public relations stunt. Hedges writes: The FDA's irradiation decision is the latest attempt to find a technical fix to what has become a near-epidemic food safety problem. •In 2000, the FDA approved the use of irradiation on meat, a practice that has not gained widespread consumer acceptance. • In July 2004, the agency approved the application of carbon monoxide gas to preserve the...Feed: Food Poison Blog
HCC Holds Comprehensive Roadside Criminal Interdiction Class Similar
Haywood Community College’s Continuing Education Division recently offered a Comprehensive Roadside Criminal Interdiction class. Through the week-long class, officers learned how to detect when a vehicle is used to carry contraband such as drugs or counterfeit goods. The participants also learned how to recognize physical indicators such as how a person reacts to being pulled over. Oftentimes, contraband is found in hidden compartments, inside door panels, in cargo compartments, and in tires and the engine. The class is designed to enhance an officer’s ability to quickly, accurately, and l...Feed: News at Haywood Community Coll...
On The Road to a Fully Synthetic Heparin Similar
Scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a synthetic form of heparin that does not require the collection of pig intestines in far away places to manufacture the product, and therefore prevents the type of contamination that recently killed dozens of people. The ability to synthesize heparin should create a drug with a more uniform heptasaccharide structure, and give it more constant pharmacological profile. Professor Robert Linhardt, the lead investigator in the research who presented the findings at the recently concluded National Meeting of the American Chemical Societ...Feed: Medgadget
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